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Beneficial effects of selenium (Se) can be delivered to humans through enriched plant foods. However, breeding plants to be more efficient at Se accumulation can complement enrichment efforts. This study was aimed at determining the inheritance of Se accumulation for the purpose of developing...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is an important nutritional component in the diet of more than 300 million people around the world. Its production is limited by drought and aluminium toxicity among other abiotic factors. Correction of acidity-related soil constraints such as aluminium toxicity...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is highly constrained by water deficit especially occurring during the reproductive development which significantly reduces the grain yield. A late planted crop, is likely to experience water stress. The purpose of the study was to determine the association of...

Beans are an important crop in Tanzania grown by a wide range of farming communities. Its production, however, is very low due to various factors of which drought is becoming very important due to its frequency in the recent past. Provision of bean varieties that would withstand drought is...

Increasing yield through selection for yield per se in most Agricultural Crops has been difficult to achieve since yield is quantitatively inherited with low heritability. A field experiment was carried out in 2010/11 growing season at Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana on twelve tomato genotypes...

Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important legume crops in Zambia as a source of protein and income for most resource poor people in both rural and urban set-ups. It contains a higher percentage of protein as compared to maize, rice and cassava. However, common beans is...

Common bacterial blight is a major seed-borne disease of common bean. Its resistance is complex because of the quantitative nature. The combination of molecular-marker technology (MAS) with traditional phenotypic selection greatly facilitates the selection of resistant lines. The molecular...

Mwiindilila, C.N. M.Sc., the University of Manitoba, February, 1984. Characterisation of Rhizoctonia solani Isolates from Manitoba Fields. Major Professor: C.C. Bernier Seventy four isolates of R. solani were recovered from diseased seedlings of rapeseed, faba bean, peas, lentils,...

The common bean (P. vulgaris. L) is an important crop in Africa. The seeds are used dry or green for human consumption and leaves are occasionally used as a leaf vegetable. As a legume beans are capable of fixing nitrogen into the soil for subsequent crops.Though important as a food crop and in...

Striga hermonthica (Del.) Beth popularly known as witchweed infests cereal crops particularly maize (Zea mays L.) leading to severe reductions in yields, thereby compounding the food insecurity of thousands of households in sub-Saharan Africa region. In Tanzania, maize is grown on about 2 million...